A Letter Hypothetical

Dear Christian,

I hope this letter finds you well since you've been up and down lately. I was reading an e-mail the other day regarding the current administration and I must admit, I was conflicted. At first glance, it would seem that I agree with the author's view of America's moral decline, yet I found myself disagreeing with his statement's attributing blame to the administration. True, President Obama does not and has not shown many inclinations towards congruency with his policy and the Word of God. However, he is but one man, and as such, cannot single-handedly dismantle the moral framework of the country.

That is why I wrote this letter to you. I believe it is your fault. Well, okay, maybe not entirely, but prior generations have contributed as well. You may be thinking, what an outrageous accusation!. I assure you, I have nothing but the best of intentions in writing this letter, not to condemn you, but to come alongside you and encourage you! The end is yet to come; there is still time to change.

I, Loren Wright, accept responsibility for my role in misrepresenting Christ to the world. I ask you now to do the same. How have I misrepresented Christ you ask. The following are some observations I have made over the last several years:

You have condemned homosexuals rather than homosexuality.

You have ignored the poor, calling them lazy, and have betrayed the words of Christ to do unto the "least of these."

Your iron fist of judgment has fallen hard upon abortionists and Planned Parenthood, but you have neglected to educate and assist its potential victims.

Instead of an example of a Christ-centered relationship, you have betrayed the institution of marriage through divorce.

You have desecrated your temple through gluttony and unhealthful lifestyle choices. You have squandered your money and have not tithed faithfully.

You have hated your enemy instead of hating evil.

You have compromised absolute truth in the name of tolerance.


It is small compromises that lead to greater moral decline in the long term. That is why I find myself sitting down to write you this letter.

Christian, I would be lying if I told you I have not done anything mentioned above; I have. I will continue to do these things because I suffer from the Human Condition. It's the oldest disease in the world, the cure for which has the greatest side effect of all: eternal life. His name is Jesus, the Light of the World. It is submitting to this medicine that my life has taken a better turn, and I really feel is the cure-all for loneliness in the world.

I am willing to bet that if you got to know this guy for real, you would find that He is legit. I know what you're thinking: I accepted Jesus back when I was twelve, and He changed my life, and.... Yeah, me too...but life came along and I allowed it to slowly steal my joy. It's replacement was loneliness, and thus began the empty search for a God substitute. I'm not alone. Some find theirs in music. Some find it in drugs. Some in alcohol... It's all familiar, mundane stuff. It can be anything that distracts us from looking at life through the Eternal Perspective.

It really is the way to go. It will change the world. It has changed mine.

Jesus: the change we can believe in.


Sincerely,


Loren Saved by Grace